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Kit 262 Series Installation Instructionsfor Wood Posts (minimum 4x4)

262 Series

Pull-Lock® Fitting

with cap

1/8” and 3/16” 1x19 stainless

steel cable

Pre-attached swaging stud

Invisiware®

Receiver

Stainless Steel washers

B Install Tensioning Terminal1. Slip the 7/16SAE stainless steel flat washer over the body

of the Receiver and insert the Receiver into the post.

2. Start the swaging stud attached to the cable into the Receiver and turn 3 complete turns. This will thread about 1/2 of the stud into the Receiver.

7/32”dia.

1¾” minimum

7/32”dia.

7/32”dia.

29/64”dia.

5/32”dia.

29/64”dia.

1¾” minimum

29/64”dia.

1/4”dia.

5/32”dia.

7/32”dia.

5/32”dia.

5/32”dia.

29/64”dia.

1½” minimum 1/4”dia.

1½” minimum

29/64”dia.

29/64”dia.

For Intermediate Post

passing cable only

For Intermediate Post

passing cablethrough CS Tube side

For End Postusing

Pull-Lock®

fitting

For End Postusing a

R-6-62 Receiverand stud

outside of post outside of post

Hole size for 1/8" dia. cable installation Hole size for 3/16" dia. cable installation

A: Drill Posts

• 5/32" Drill Bit

• 1/4" Drill Bit

• 29/64" Drill Bit

• 3/16" Allen Wrench

• 3" Combo Wrench

Tools Required for Installation

Cut-off Tool

Used to cut cable flush with the end of the Pull-Lock® fittings, and to cut excess threads off stud-type Receivers. Includes mandrel and two cut-off wheels. Order RFX-CUT-OFF KIT

• RFXPL-KEY

• Cut Off Kit (mandrel)

• Cut Off Kit (wheel)

S/SFlat Washer Pre-attached

Swaging Stud

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3. Push the Pull-Lock® fitting along the cable and firmly into the hole in your post. While holding the Pull-Lock® fitting against the end post, pull the bare end of the cable to remove as much slack in the cable as possible.

E. Install Swageless Terminal1. Slip the 7/16SAE stainless steel flat washer

over the body of the Pull-Lock® fitting.

2. Rotate the Pull-Lock® fitting clockwise as you push it onto the cable. If the cable begins to “unravel,” you are rotating the fitting in the wrong direction.

C. Feed Cable through Intermediate Posts1. Feed the bare end of the cable through all intermediate posts and through the end post where

you will be installing the Pull-Lock® fitting.

D. Feed/Crimp Cable through Corner Posts Instructions for going through wood post corners are available at our website at

http://thecableconnection.com/pdfu/corner-instructions.pdf or scan the QR Code at right with your smart phone, or call us at 800-851-2961 and ask for Cable Railing Technical Support and we’ll email it to you.

INTERMEDIATE POSTCABLE BRACE CABLE BRACE

Feed bare end of cable through all other posts.

Washer

Push the cable through the fitting

Rotate the fitting clockwise

Press to hold fitting against post

Pull cable tight

Note: If you have trouble inserting the cable into the fitting, it may be because the locking wedges have become stuck. This is not a defect! Here’s what you can do to “free the wedges” — For Pull-Lock® or Push-Lock® fittings for 1/8” cable, using either a RFXPL-KEY or 1/4” diameter bolt, insert the RFXPL-KEY or bolt into the hole and press until the wedges move freely. Perform the same operation for a 3/16” Pull-Lock® or Push-Lock®, except use a 16d nail or another tool with 1/8” or smaller diameter. Anything larger than what is recommended can actually get stuck inside the fitting – NOT what you want!

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F. Tension Cables1. Go to the other end and tension the cable by holding the

cable securely to prevent it from turning while you turn the Receiver with a hex wrench. Be careful to protect the cable from damage while tensioning.

2. Tension all cables in sequence, beginning with the center cables, moving up and down toward the top and bottom. As you tension each cable, give it a sharp pull downward mid-span to help set the wedges, then re-tension as necessary in the same sequence. Be aware that the cable may move as much as 3/16” toward the tensioning terminal as the wedges seat.

RailFX Small Cable GripperAs an alternative to a large cable gripper, this small gripper will clamp on the cable while tensioning to keep the cable from unraveling.Order CG-4-6-RFX

G. Trim Excess Cable1. Return to the swageless terminal. Cut the cable flush with the

hole in the back of the fitting using a cut-off wheel.

2. Twist the cap onto the lip of the Pull-Lock® fitting.

3/16” hex

The swaging stud will be pulled into the Receiver by rotating the Receiver clockwise.

Cut off

Twist cap onto lip

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Kit 262 Series Stair Installation Instructionsfor 4x4 Wood Posts

B. Install Tensioning Terminal1. Grip the cable with cable gripping pliers

approximately 3/16” away from the swaged stud and install Receiver over threads of stud about 5 to 6 turns. Bend cable between stud and cable gripping pliers approximately 35-45 degrees.

A. Drill Posts

For end post using Receiver and Stud

For end post using Pull-Lock® and Post Protector Tube

Hole size into end posts The Receiver will be the same length as the dimension of the post you are using. The Pull-Lock® fitting would require the use of a Post Protector Tube, ordered separately.

Intermediate posts are drilled on the angle.

Grip cable with Cable Gripping Pliers

withers

Pre-attached swaging stud

Approx. 3/16”

29/64”dia.thru

29/64”dia.

1/4”dia.thru

1¾” minimum

outside of post

Tools Required for Installation - see page 1, plus:• Cable Gripping Pliers

• Hammer

• Small block of wood

5/32” dia. for 1/8” dia. cable

7/32” dia. for 3/16” dia. cable

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2. Remove stud from Receiver and install Receiver into desired end post (remember to install 7/16SAE S/S flat washer). Reinstall stud into Receiver at least 5 full turns.

S/S FLAT WASHER

C. Feed Cable through Intermediate Posts

1. Insert a Post Protector Tube (order separately) into the wood post where the cable angles out of the post for the swageless terminal. Force tube into post so it is flush with post face.

2. Pass bare end of cable through intermediate posts and through the end post where you will be installing the

Pull-Lock® fitting.

D. Feed/Crimp Cable through Corner Posts As this section deals with passing cables through corners, which you

will not be doing with stairs, please proceed to Section E.

Feed bare end of cable through all other posts.

INTERMEDIATE POST

CABLE BRACE

CABLE BRACE

CS-TUBE

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E. Install Swageless Terminal1. Slip the 7/16SAE S/S flat washer over the body of the Pull-Lock® fitting.

2. Rotate the Pull-Lock® fitting clockwise as you push it onto the cable. If the cable begins to “unravel,” you are rotating the fitting in the wrong direction.

3. Push the Pull-Lock® fitting along the cable and firmly into the hole in your post. Pull on the cable (cable gripping pliers are helpful for this) to create as much tension as possible as you seat the Pull-Lock fitting into the hole.

Make sure that the Receiver and stud on the opposite end are still seated in their end-post hole (if not, seat them and repeat the process). The purpose of this is to make the cable as tight as possible prior to increasing tension on the cable by tensioning the Receiver.

Washer

Push the cable through the fitting

Rotate the fitting clockwise

POST PROTECTOR TUBE

Press to hold fitting against post

Pull cable tight

Note: If you have trouble inserting the cable into the fitting, it may be because the locking wedges have become stuck. This is not a defect! Here’s what you can do to “free the wedges” — For Pull-Lock® or Push-Lock® fittings for 1/8” cable, using either a RFXPL-KEY or 1/4” diameter bolt, insert the RFXPL-KEY or bolt into the hole and press until the wedges move freely. Perform the same operation for a 3/16” Pull-Lock® or Push-Lock®, except use a 16d nail or another tool with 1/8” or smaller diameter. Anything larger than what is recommended can actually get stuck inside the fitting – NOT what you want!

F. Tension Cables1. Move back to the Receiver and stud end

of cable and attach cable gripping pliers to the cable as close as is practical to the fittings without contacting the end post. Rotate the Receiver to create desired tension on the cable (you may have to move the cable gripping pliers several times to avoid contact with the end post).

3/16” hex for Allen wrench

Grip cable with Cable Gripping Pliers

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2. Tension all cables in sequence, beginning with the center cables, moving up and down toward the top and bottom. As you tension each cable, give it a sharp pull downward mid-span to help set the wedges, then re-tension as necessary in the same sequence. Be aware that the cable may move as much as 3/16” toward the tensioning terminal as the wedges seat.

3. Move to Pull-Lock® end of the run and you are going to create a sharp bend in the cable where it exits the Post Protector Tube by placing a block of wood (for protection of the post) on the cable next to the tube at the face of the post and striking it with a hammer. This will create the sharp bend we are looking for.

If tension has diminished slightly as a result of the bending of the cable, re-tension the Receiver as described back up to desired amount, making sure to prevent rotation of the cable by gripping it with cable gripping pliers while rotating Receiver.

Protecting the post and cable with block of wood, strike block with hammer to

create sharp bend in the cable.

G. Trim Excess Cable1. Cut the cable flush with the hole in the back of the

fitting using a cut-off wheel.

Cut off

Twist cap onto lip

2. Twist the cap onto the lip of the Pull-Lock® fitting.